IRVINE, Calif. – Oct. 11, 2006 – Missouri reported 1,385 properties entering some stage of the foreclosure process, a 5 percent gain from the 1,324 properties reported in August, and a 47 percent increase from the 941 properties reported for the same month last year, according to the RealtyTrac™ September 2006 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.

RealtyTrac publishes the largest and most comprehensive national database of pre-foreclosure and foreclosure properties, with nearly 650,000 properties from more than 2,500 counties across the country, and is the foreclosure data provider to MSN Real Estate, Yahoo! Real Estate, The Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Journal and Knight Ridder Online.

“Job losses in Missouri’s manufacturing sector have hampered the state’s employment growth, and worsening drought conditions are threatening its agricultural producers,” said James J. Saccacio, chief executive officer of RealtyTrac. “However, foreclosure activity in Missouri remains below the national average and the construction industry is seen as a bright spot moving forward.”

Missouri ranked 21st in the country in total foreclosures reported for September. The state’s foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure filing for every 1,760 households — well below the national average — ranks it 23rd among the 50 states.

Saint LouisCounty tops in foreclosure activity

Saint LouisCounty had the largest share of foreclosures in the state for September, reporting 524 properties entering some stage of the foreclosure process. Saint LouisCityCounty had the second highest total, reporting 343 properties entering some stage of foreclosure. Third highest was JacksonCounty, reporting 267 properties in foreclosure.

Highest foreclosure rate reported in Saint LouisCity

Saint LouisCity posted the state’s highest foreclosure rate in September, with one new foreclosure filing for every 514 households — 3.4 times the state average and twice the national average. Reporting one new foreclosure filing for every 809 households — 2.2 times the state average and 1.3 times the national average — Saint LouisCounty had the second highest foreclosure rate in the state.

Missouri accounts for little of national total

Missouri’s foreclosure activity accounted for just over 1 percent of the 112,210 properties entering some stage of foreclosure nationwide in September. The national total represents an almost 1 percent decrease in activity from the 113,300 foreclosures reported in August. The national foreclosure rate increased to one new foreclosure filing for every 1,030 households during the month.

The RealtyTrac Monthly U.S. Foreclosure Market Report provides the total number of homes in some stage of foreclosure nationwide, by state and by county. RealtyTrac’s report includes properties in all three phases of foreclosure: Pre-foreclosures — Notice of Default (NOD) and Lis Pendens (LIS); Foreclosures — Notice of Trustee Sale and Notice of Foreclosure Sale (NTS and NFS); and Real Estate Owned, or REO properties (that have been foreclosed on and repurchased by a bank).

Missouri Foreclosure Market by County – September 2006

County Name

NOD

NTS

NFS

LIS

REO

Total

1 in every # households

/NationalAverage

/StateAverage

United States

25,379

43,840

6,285

19,338

17,368

112,210

1,030

—

—

Missouri

25

522

0

0

838

1,385

1,760

0.59

—

Andrew

0

0

0

0

1

1

6,662

0.15

0.26

Barry

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Barton

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Benton

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Boone

0

5

0

0

0

5

11,336

0.09

0.16

Buchanan

0

5

0

0

6

11

3,325

0.31

0.53

Butler

0

0

0

0

1

1

18,707

0.06

0.09

Caldwell

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Callaway

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Camden

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Cape Girardeau

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Cass

0

12

0

0

16

28

1,131

0.91

1.56

Christian

0

0

0

0

1

1

21,827

0.05

0.08

Clay

0

3

0

0

2

5

15,246

0.07

0.12

Clinton

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Cole

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Cooper

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Crawford

0

0

0

0

1

1

10,850

0.09

0.16

Dade

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Dallas

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Douglas

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Franklin

1

0

0

0

8

9

4,255

0.24

0.41

Greene

0

11

0

0

32

43

2,431

0.42

0.72

Grundy

0

1

0

0

0

1

5,102

0.20

0.34

Hickory

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Howard

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Howell

0

1

0

0

0

1

16,340

0.06

0.11

Jackson

2

131

0

0

134

267

1,080

0.95

1.63

Jasper

0

1

0

0

27

28

1,628

0.63

1.08

Jefferson

4

3

0

0

26

33

2,290

0.45

0.77

Johnson

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Laclede

0

1

0

0

0

1

14,320

0.07

0.12

Lafayette

0

1

0

0

0

1

13,707

0.08

0.13

Lawrence

0

1

0

0

0

1

14,789

0.07

0.12

Lincoln

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Macon

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Madison

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Mcdonald

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Miller

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Moniteau

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Monroe

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Montgomery

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Morgan

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Newton

0

0

0

0

1

1

21,897

0.05

0.08

Osage

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Ozark

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Perry

0

1

0

0

0

1

7,815

0.13

0.23

Phelps

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Pike

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Platte

0

0

0

0

4

4

7,726

0.13

0.23

Polk

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Pulaski

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Randolph

0

1

0

0

0

1

10,740

0.10

0.16

Saint Charles

2

15

0

0

49

66

1,599

0.64

1.10

Saint Francois

0

0

0

0

1

1

24,449

0.04

0.07

Saint Louis

11

224

0

0

289

524

809

1.27

2.18

Saint LouisCity

5

100

0

0

238

343

514

2.00

3.42

Saline

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Scott

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Stoddard

0

1

0

0

0

1

13,221

0.08

0.13

Stone

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Taney

0

3

0

0

0

3

6,563

0.16

0.27

Texas

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Warren

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

Webster

0

1

0

0

1

2

6,026

0.17

0.29

Wright

0

0

0

0

0

0

—

0.00

0.00

About RealtyTrac Inc.

Ranked as the third largest real estate site by MediaMetrix, and No. 53 on Inc. magazine’s 2006 Inc. 500 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, RealtyTrac Inc. (www.realtytrac.com), is the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, providing all the resources that home seekers, investors and real estate agents need to locate, evaluate and buy properties below market value.

Founded in 1996, RealtyTrac publishes the largest and most comprehensive national database of pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, For Sale By Owner, resale and new construction properties, with more than 1 million properties across the country, property reports, productivity tools and extensive professional resources. RealtyTrac hosts nearly 3 million unique visitors monthly and has been chosen to supply foreclosure data to MSN Real Estate, Yahoo! Real Estate and the Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Journal. For more information, visit www.realtytrac.com.

About RealtyTrac

RealtyTrac® is the leading provider of comprehensive housing data and analytics for the real estate and financial services industries, Federal, state and local governments, academic institutions, and the media. Data is aggregated from parcel-level records of more than 125 million U.S. residential and commercial properties and delivered through customizable products including bulk file licensing, APIs and custom reports.